11-letter words containing r, e, a, t, c
- lactometers — Plural form of lactometer.
- lancet arch — an arch having a head that is acutely pointed.
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- late charge — a penalty charge in addition to the regularly scheduled payment, as of a loan, if such payment has not been made when due.
- latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
- leatherback — a sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, having the shell embedded in a leathery skin, reaching a length of more than 7 feet (2.1 meter) and a weight of more than 1000 pounds (450 kg): the largest living sea turtle; an endangered species.
- leatherjack — Leatherjacket (fish in genus Oligoplites).
- leatherneck — a U.S. marine.
- leptocercal — having a long thin tail
- lethargical — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- letter card — a large postal card, with gummed edges, that can be folded lengthwise and sealed with the message inside.
- letter-card — a large postal card, with gummed edges, that can be folded lengthwise and sealed with the message inside.
- letterspace — to space out (the letters of a word or line) for balance or emphasis.
- leucocratic — (of a rock) composed mainly of light-colored minerals.
- lex scripta — written law; statute law.
- liberty cap — a soft, conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome at manumission of his servitude, used as a symbol of liberty, especially since the 18th century.
- light cream — sweet cream with less butterfat than heavy cream.
- lobsterback — redcoat.
- lubavitcher — a member of a missionary Hasidic movement founded in the 1700s by Rabbi Shneour Zalman of Lyady.
- lucratively — In a lucrative manner, profitably.
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- macrogamete — (in heterogamous reproduction) the larger and usually female of a pair of conjugating gametes.
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- macrosystem — A programming system in which small constructs (macros) represent groups of machine instructions.
- maeterlinck — Comte Maurice [French moh-rees] /French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1911.
- mailcatcher — a device on a mail car that, while the train is moving, picks up mailbags suspended beside the track.
- make tracks — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- maledictory — a curse; imprecation.
- malefactors — Plural form of malefactor.
- malefactory — villainous
- malpractice — Law. failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows.
- manneristic — a habitual or characteristic manner, mode, or way of doing something; distinctive quality or style, as in behavior or speech: He has an annoying mannerism of tapping his fingers while he talks. They copied his literary mannerisms but always lacked his ebullience.
- mantle rock — the layer of disintegrated and decomposed rock fragments, including soil, just above the solid rock of the earth's crust; regolith.
- manufacture — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- mariculture — marine aquaculture.
- marketplace — an open area in a town where a market is held.
- martensitic — Of or pertaining to the mineral martensite.
- mascot rage — aggressive behaviour by mascots at sporting events
- master card — a card that cannot be beaten
- master copy — an original copy, stencil, tape, etc, from which duplicates are made
- master race — a people or nation, as the Germans during the Nazi period, whose members consider themselves genetically superior to all others and therefore justified in conquering and ruling them.
- masterclass — a small class for advanced students, especially a class in performance skills conducted by a distinguished musician.
- masterpiece — a person's greatest piece of work, as in an art.
- mastic tree — a small Mediterranean anacardiaceous evergreen tree, Pistacia lentiscus, that yields the resin mastic
- matchmakers — Plural form of matchmaker.
- matriculate — to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
- mechatronic — relating to mechatronics
- mechitarist — a member of an order of Armenian monks founded in Constantinople in the 18th century and following the rule of St. Benedict.
- mecopterans — Plural form of mecopteran.